Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignificant when contrasted with other real and potential uses of the UK’s extensive uplands.
Signatures
104,341
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 22 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 104,341 signatures
- 20 APR 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 16 JAN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment reply
The Government has no plans to ban driven grouse shooting. It recognises well-managed grouse shooting can be an important part of a local rural economy, providing direct and indirect employment.
Read full response - 24 NOV 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 22 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
Environment; muirburn contributes to climate breakdown and drainage leads to flooding and erosion. Wildlife; the wholesale extermination of predators has a disastrous impact on the ecology of these areas and the criminal practice of raptor persecution has taken place. We believe it's time to provide an opportunity to implement immediate and meaningful measures to address what we see as an abhorrently destructive practice so that recovery of moorlands can progress.